91.   An aide to former opposition leader Vuk Draskovic was chosen Belgrade mayor on Friday in an apparent reward to Draskovic for joining the Socialist government of President Slobodan Milosevic.

92.   Another similar groundswell could put intense pressure on the Socialist government, which has hit all-time lows in popularity polls.

93.   Bent on dampening doomsday speculations and keen on keeping foreign investors at bay, the socialist government said the bourse crisis was not worrisome.

94.   Both the Socialist government and conservative opposition have condemned the terrorist attacks and supported the U.S. retaliation.

95.   Breaking with the stance of the previous Socialist government, the caretaker Cabinet announced last month that the former communist country wants to join NATO.

96.   Bulgarians, whose country was plunged into severe economic decline by the former Socialist government of former communists, must obtain visas for all European Union countries.

97.   Brokers dubbed the move a parody of a trading session and opposition conservatives joined in their accusations that the socialist government was trying to cover-up the Delta scandal.

98.   Bulgaria has endorsed tough financial discipline to offset consequences of hyperinflation the previous Socialist government caused early last year by too much deficit spending.

99.   But both human rights activists and the Socialist government vehemently disagree.

100.   But it is increasingly questionable whether parliament will approve a new Socialist government.